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Princess Anne given special role as Royal Family prepares to honour Queen Elizabeth on centenary

Princess Anne, Princess Royal attends day 2 'Ladies Day' of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 11, 2026.

Queen Elizabeth would have turned 100 on 21st April 2026 and the date is not going to pass unmarked by the Royal Family. Her only daughter Princess Anne has now been confirmed as having a special role in the events and will be the one to open The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in Regent's Park.

She'll do this on her mother's actual birthday date and the garden will be open to the public from 27th April. It's been designed to reintroduce more green space back into central London, turning a disused plant nursery into a two-acre garden.

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